DU's Ram Lal Anand college admission disrupted

Updated on: Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Admission process at Delhi University's Ram Lal Anand college was disrupted today following a showdown between the principal and the admission committee, with the teachers boycotting the proceedings for the day in protest.
 
The college had remained unaffected by the call of Delhi University Teacher's Association for teachers to "disassociate" themselves from admissions, but disagreements with Principal V K Sharma prompted teachers to put on hold the process.
 
The teachers and members of the admission committee then met Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental to apprise him of their concerns and the VC promised to look into the issues.
 
"The admission process was so far going on smoothly but the principal has made things difficult for us by showing disregard for recommendations of the admission committee," said Rajesh Kumar, President of the Staff Association of the college.
 
The principal's insistence on individual interviews of students and parents was a major issue of concern for the admission committee. The tempers however blew up after a memo was served to the teachers alleging that they were not working properly this morning, he said.
 
"We do not understand the need for individual interviews when there is no provision for this in the University. No big colleges hold interviews when a clear system of cut offs has been laid," Kumar said.
 
The teachers, who met the Vice Chancellor for over an hour, came out satisfied with the meeting.  

"He has taken our issues seriously and assured us that he would look into the matter," said Prof Revathy Venkatraman of the English Department of the college.
 
The VC, meanwhile, said the matter was an internal issue of the University and he had taken note of the concerns raised by the teachers, some of whom appeared "genuine".
 
"I am looking into the issue and I will speak to the principal to sort out the issue," Pental said.
 
The admission process in the University was earlier affected by DUTA's call asking teachers to disassociate themselves from the admission process in protest against the
bringing of the semester system in undergraduate courses.

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